A TEENAGE mother committed a “crime of violence” against her now disabled seven-year-old daughter by binge-drinking through her pregnancy, the Court of Appeal heard yesterday.

She allegedly drank up to half a bottle of vodka and eight cans of strong lager a day.

John Foy, QC, told judges her daughter, who can be identified only as “CP”, was the “victim” of a criminal act similar to manslaughter and deserves to receive up to £500,000 under the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme.